Lama Ole Nydahl
Lama Ole Nydahl is one of the few Westerners fully qualified as a lama and meditation teacher in the Karma Kagyu Buddhist tradition. In 1969, Ole Nydahl and his wife Hannah became the first Western students of H.H. the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa. After completing three years of Buddhist philosophy studies and intensive meditation training Ole Nydahl began teaching Buddhism in Europe at the request of the 16th Karmapa. Lama Ole has since transmitted the blessing of the lineage in a different city nearly every day, travelling and teaching worldwide. His depth of knowledge and dynamic teachings inspire thousands of people at his lectures and meditation retreats.

Dr. Peter Malinowski
Dr. Peter Malinowski is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the School of Natural Sciences & Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University. He is also a close student of Lama Ole Nydahl, and has been instrumental in the establishment of Diamond Way Buddhism in the UK, particularly in the North of England. He has done extensive academic research into the psychological and physiological effects of Buddhist meditation.

Karol Sleczek
Trained in classical western philosophy, Karol Sleczek started practicing Buddhism 35 years ago. After becoming one of the first students of Lama Ole Nydahl in his native country of Poland in the late 1970s, Karol was instrumental in the establishment of Diamond Way Buddhism there. Karol has been travelling internationally for many years giving lectures and courses on Buddhism at Lama Ole Nydahl’s request. He is highly respected for the depth of his wisdom and incisive teachings.

Maria Przyjemska
Polish-born Maria Przyjemska is a doctoral candidate at the Humboldt University of Berlin in the field of Tibetan Studies. In 1994 she became a student of Lama Ole and Hannah Nydahl. Her work focuses on Tantric retreat traditions of eastern Tibet, where she spent half a year on field research expeditions. Maria is the author of many academic and popular articles on Tibet and Buddhism, published in a number of languages. Since 2007 she has been lecturing at universities as well as at Buddhist practice centers in several European countries.